The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-09
From Our Fint Edition of Yesterday
SLIGHTLY UNBALANCED.
THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE FOR 1885
TREMBLING ON THE DECLINE.
Sweet Peace Reigns In the Camp, but
How Shall the Eight Clubs be Secured
and Piaoedp-Nashville Occupying a
Shaky Position in the Ranks.


Since the meeting of the board at At
lanta, on Monday last, peace Ieigns once
more in the camp Of the Southern league
directors. II was thought that there would
be big fight between the officials but,
after stormy discussion, explanations fol-
lowed, and the differences were amicably
settled. The meeting was held nj the
Kimball house, and there were present ].
A. Wilson, of Birmingham. president Of the
Southern league; +. NJ. lrion, president Of
the birmingham club Maurice Kaufman
and Tom ]. Brennan, Of the New Orleans
club, and L. T. Florence, Of New Orleans,
who represented Memphis, and also the
Crescent City Baseball association OF New
Orleans, whose application for franchise
had brought about the meeting. There
was some objection as 10 the admission Of
Mir. Florence as delegate, but the chair
held that he could appear as Memphis
proxy. After this the meeting got down
10 work and the main question, that OF
finding an eighth club in case seven could
bcsecurcd, was discussed atlcngth. There
was feeling in favor Of putting a second
club in New Orleans, hut il was rccog-
nizcd by all that this could not be done
without the consent OF the present New
Orleans club, and its representatives said
that such stop would mean the ruin OF
baseball In the Crescent City.
To secure eight clubs for the league
was recognized by all 10 be an
absolute necessity. How 10 do IL
was the question. This was solved by the
present New Orleans club entering into an
agreement 10 this effect: The New Or
leans Baseball Park association, Of New
Orleans, agrees tina, IT, ON the 10th Of Jan.
uary, 1883, there are but seven clubs TO
compose the Southern league, they the
New Orleans Baseball Park association
will put the eighth club in New Orleans,
or IN any city they may see III, exclusive
Of the state Of Texas
After the meeting President Wilson was
interviewed, and, among other things,
said:
"Thcc seems 10 be misrepresentation
concerning this special meeting. The true
inwardncs Of il all is this Mr.. Goycr, Of
Memphis, tclcgraphcd Mr.. Wilcox, prcsi-
dent Of the new organization at New Or
leans, asking him Ia 90 30 Memphis. lie
then said tina, Memphis must see two clubs
In New Orleans or Memphis wouldn't |
play. Mr.. Wilcox said that New Orleans |
would support two clubs. They came TO |
birmingham. We agreed that there must
Ia eight clubs, and as Memphis aud Bir-
mingham pctitioncd me for special meet.
ing u was called.
Tho statement concerning undue In
nucnccs " wrong The new organization |
did make an offer Of $1,000 each 10 any
three Of the new clubs which might need
H. The object was 90 assist in building up
the league, aud the offer was not made 20
any Of the present clubs, nor was Il made
~ an induCcmcnt All These olicn wcrc
made bciorc the Nashville meeting. None
have been made since. | have an along
said that nothing should be done TO injurc
the New Orleans clubs franchise, and
say 70 now. All We want Ia 10 gct eight
good cluhs."
The southern league, NJ nj present or.
ranized. h composed OF four clubs repre-
tcniing the cities Of Memphis, New Or
leans, Charleston and Birmingham. IL
was the settled sense Of the conference NJ
Atlanta that the league mus, have eight
clubs, and the cities which Il is the desire
OF the league Managers to got Interested
are Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga and
Mobile. The lovers of the sport
In the latter city aru making
strenuous efforts 90 enter. and there is
now no doubt that there will be a club
therc in 1855 Tho same can be said Of
Atlanta, and Il Is almost certain that Chat.
ianooga will fall la line. Nashville i In
doubt, and from present indications the
capital Of the state will not be- represented
IN the Southern league next SEASON.
Should Mobile, Atlanta and ChntianO0gIi
come IN and Nashville stay, then IN al
probability there would be- two clubs In
New Orleans, which would hll the compile.
mcnt.
The management Of the Memphis team
has not been idle and the prospect for d
brilliant season Of tho sport IN this ciiy
was never brighter The Bluff city will
again start out with thc boss team, and
with ordinary good luck the club IL bound
70 land The pDnnant The following PLAYER.
have affixed their names 90 contracts aud
will be herr by April /. Dave w. Force,
Wally Andrews, James u. rhclan,
James McAlccr, John Monk Cline.
Harry Vaughn, John Ewing, Dave
Mckcoueh, Joe Crotly aud Jack pcllz
New grounds will bc secured, but the
location has not been decided upon ~ yet.
II Ia understood that propositions have
been made 10y the lut Find dummy com.
pany, and i is morc than probable that
the new park will be- located on is lines.
There was some talk oi building q parl.
near jackson Moundpark, but this scheme